Obituaries

Phyllis M. McLaughlin

Phyllis M. McLaughlin, 68, of Harwood Drive, died yesterday at home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Ipswich, Vt., on July 1, 1939, daughter of Benjamin and Catherine Robitcheau Carpenter,...

Alexander Whitman Grieve

Alexander Whitman Grieve, 90, of 33 Highland Ave., died Monday at Williamstown Commons, where he had been a resident for several years. He was a well-known optometrist in the Berkshire...

George S. Capitanio Sr.

George S. Capitanio Sr., 72, of 3678 East, 400 North, Bringhurst, Ind., died Saturday at home. Born in Lee on Feb. 20, 1935, son of Antonio and Theresa Maule Capitanio, he was educated in local...

Ruth P. Barnes

Ruth P. Barnes, 86, of Heaton Court, died Monday at the Interlaken Road home of her daughter, Judith Peyron. Born in Stockbridge on Jan. 8, 1921, daughter of Oliver and Elizabeth Hogg Pixley, she...

Marilyn Ann Styczynski

Marilyn Ann Styczynski, 61, of 4603 Abbington Drive, Harrisburg, Pa., died Sunday at Select Specialty Hospital in Camp Hill, Pa. She was a native and longtime resident of Adams. Born on March...

Eleanor P. Rosenhein

Eleanor P. Rosenhein, 93, of 115 North St. died Saturday at home after a long illness. Born in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., on April 11, 1914, daughter of Merrill and Eleanor Humphrey Powell, she moved to...

Mary Simpson Hurley

Mary Simpson Hurley, 86, of 61 Tucker St. died Sunday at the Elm Street home of her caregiver, Dianne Carnevale-Hurley, where she had resided for the past month. Born in Lenox on March 1, 1921,...

Clifford Billings Granger

Clifford Billings Granger, 68, died Friday at Balsam Mountain Preserve in Sylva, N.C. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 18, 1938, son of the late Fitzhugh and Eleanor Billings Granger, he...

Pauline Ghitalla

Pauline Ghitalla, 66, of Interlaken Cross Road died Saturday at home. Born in Plymouth, England, on Jan. 18, 1941, daughter of Eric and Nora Hill Grundy, she graduated from high school in England....

Ruth M. Tooley

Ruth M. Tooley, 91, formerly of 279 East New Lenox Road, died Thursday at Rosewood Homestyle Assisted living, where she had resided for four years. Born in Plano, Ill., on Sept. 9, 1915, daughter...

Judge James J. Scullary, 88

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Retired Judge James J. Scullary, 88, of 36 Morewood Drive died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, at home, with family and dedicated hospice nurses. Born in Pittsfield on Oct. 9,...

Arthur J. LaRouche Jr.

Arthur J. LaRouche Jr., 61, of 19 Pond St. died Friay at home after a long illness. Born in Pittsfield on Aug. 8, 1946, son of Shirley Barney LaRouche and the late Arthur J. LaRouche Sr., he...

Robert Mitchell Harris Jr.

Robert Mitchell Harris Jr., 72, of 3056 Quayside Court, Apartment 102, Melbourne, Fla., a native of North Adams, died Friday at home. Born on Nov. 9, 1934, son of Robert Mitchell Harris Sr. and...

Rosalie B. Stevens

Rosalie B. Stevens, 92, of Curtis Manor, formerly of 443 Old Windsor Road, died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. She had resided at Curtis Manor for four years. Born in Dalton on March 1,...

Edward John Starsiak

Edward John Starsiak, 86, of 17 Pleasant St. died Saturday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Adams on July 11, 1921, son of John and Katherine Midura Starsiak, he attended schools there. A...

James Lewis Martin

James Lewis Martin, 67, of 60 N. Hoosac Road, died Saturday at Williamstown Commons. Born in North Adams on Nov. 9, 1939, son of the late Wesley J. and June Lewis Martin, he attended Drury High...

Alcide E. Goyette

Alcide E. Goyette, 85, of 25 Elaine Drive died Saturday at home. Born in Frelighsburg, Quebec, Canada, on Feb. 22, 1922, son of Lionel and Alma Laroux Goyette, he moved to Pittsfield at a young...

William T. Schnurr Sr.

William T. Schnurr Sr., 70, of 35 Peasant Lane died yesterday at home after a four-year struggle with esophageal cancer. Born in Hempstead, N.Y., on Jan. 29, 1937, son of William and Isabelle...

Ruth Ledlie, 91

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Ruth Ledlie, 91, of Main Street died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2007, at home. Born in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on July 29, 1916, daughter of George and Florence Wichern Combes,...

Corinne R. Larkin

Corinne R. Larkin, 93, of 600 Laurel St., formerly of Morgan Manor, Lenox, died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Cheshire on Jan. 1, 1914, daughter of Azzo and Corina Montani...

Helen R. Donaldson

Helen R. Donaldson, 79, of 56 Oswald Ave. died Wednesday at Springside of Pittsfield, where she had resided for the past week. Born in Pittsfield on Nov. 27, 1927, daughter of Peter and Mary...

Donald Arthur Chaffee Sr.

Donald Arthur Chaffee Sr., 74, of Hollywood Boulevard, East Otis, died Wednesday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in East Otis on Oct. 4, 1932, son of Herbert L. and Viola Humason Chaffee, he...

Mary R. Laycock

Mary R. Laycock, 89, of Rose Manor Apartments, died Monday at Berkshire Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield on Jan. 30, 1918, daughter of Walter B. and Mary J. Richmond, she was a 1935 graduate of...

Edward Henry Landry Sr.

Edward Henry Landry Sr., 89, of 376 Eagle St. died Tuesday at North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 25, 1917, son of Wilfred and Exilia Desjarlais Landry, he attended local...

Robert J. Fryc

Robert J. Fryc, 68, of 49 Summer St. died Tuesday at home of natural causes. Born in Adams on Oct. 8, 1938, son of the late Bernard and Clara Pytko Fryc, he was a 1956 graduate of the former Adams...